The 80s Called, They Want Their Ultra-Long-Period Radio Transient Back
Astrobites reports on two objects whose unusually spaced-out radio pulses have puzzled astronomers. Could these objects be white dwarfs or magnetars?
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A First Glimpse of Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei with SDSS-V
Astrobites reports on the changing-look active galactic nuclei seen in the first year of the fifth Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Sednoids: Echoes of a Rogue Planet in the Early Solar System?
Astrobites reports on the possibility that an ancient rogue planet is responsible for the unusual orbits of a trio of solar system objects called sednoids.
Ripples in Time: The Transient Nature of Mysterious M Stars
Astrobites reports on a class of stars known as complex periodic variables and the possible causes of their variations.
Does Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback Cause Our Universe to Take a Cosmic Afternoon Nap?
Astrobites reports on an investigation into whether active galactic nucleus feedback can shut down star formation in galaxies.
Making Sense of Convoluted Images
Astrobites reports on using deconvolution methods to see hidden features in a JWST image of an active galactic nucleus.
Sloshing in the Universe’s Biggest Bathtub
Astrobites reports on the exciting goings-on around the sloshing center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2495.
Two Small Magellanic Clouds Are Better than One
Astrobites reports on the recent exciting discovery that the Small Magellanic Cloud is actually composed of two distinct star-forming systems.
Tilted Tatooines Can Serve as a Source of Strange Solo Planets
Astrobites reports on how the messy evolution of tilted planetary systems around binary stars could help explain the existence of free-floating planets.
What Drives Chemistry in a Protoplanetary Disk?
Astrobites reports on using machine learning to make tracing the complex chemistry of protoplanetary disks a little easier.